Zellers for sale!

[CobraCommander]

Don't forget ToyCity

Gebus that some killer profit, HBC bought for 1.1 B then only Zellers portion sold for 1.8 B!

[cobralegion]

Originally Posted by lars573

Woolco=American company

True but the US version went under in 1982 while in Canada they remained open until 1994. So I consider the ones I remember as Canadian stores.

[lars573]

Not me. I was never even in such a place. I only knew of where one was.

[pud333]

Originally Posted by 4lott

I miss Toyville and Consumers Distributing also cobralegion. Unfortunately for Zellersit's parent company HBC was bought over by an american company some years back.

I totally forgot that even happened.

Whatever. At this point, I rarely buy toys from brick and mortar businesses anymore. Everything I buy, from GI Joes to the Japanese exclusives are bought online now. Too lazy to go hunt. Except when I buy stuff for my nephews, but they're 3 and 1 years old respectively, and they can be entertained by a cardboard box. I bought a revoltech from a specialty store in Richmond last week, but before that, I can't remember the last toy I bought at retail.

EDIT: Oh wait. Last time I went to the states, I bought a bunch of Joes at retail, but that was months ago. And at Target, no less.